Identification and expression of prohormone-converting enzymes in the rat stomach

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 1 33-1, 1996, Pages

  Macro, Janet A ^a   Dimaline, Rod ^a   Dockray, Graham J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gastric endocrine cells; gastrin; posttranslational processing; prohormone convertase 1 3; prohormone convertase 2; somatostatin

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; HORMONE PRECURSOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME REGULATION; MALE; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STOMACH MUCOSA;

EID: 0030038404     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1996.270.1.g87     Document Type: Article

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